The Doctors are joined by Shelby, who recently went off of her birth control and is now experiencing a slew of side effects including acne, oily hair and weight gain.
The following program contains mature subject matter fewer discretion is advised when it comes to your most urgent female health questions you have to join us now via skype shall be welcome what’s going on so i’ve been on the same birth control for the last 12 years in a row and i just got off of it six months about cold turkey because i was getting chronic migraines
And since i’ve been off of it i have only gotten about nine migraines in the last five months where usually i get three or four a week so the problem is that i have a ton of symptoms that have come up since getting off the birth control my hair gets oily after like one day i’m broken out on my neck on both sides i have little bumps on my arms that i’ve absolutely
Never seen anything like it before on my body ever i’ve gained about eight pounds in six months for no reason and all i’ve done is half my portion sizes and it won’t budge and i just want to know if there is something i can do to speed up this process or get myself back to normal let’s start with the acne issue with the acne you are on a really good birth control
Pill for acne we know that when it comes to hormones we have different things that happen during the menstrual cycle than up at a particular point we have an increase in androgens those are bill hormones even as women we will make some of those and those male hormones can cause you to have oily skin and they can cause you to have acne well you are on one of the
Three fda-approved hormonal contraceptives to treat acne prone skin so your birth control pills we’re doing a lot for your skin it was kind of balancing those hormones out so that may be what’s going on with that now i know you are taking the the maca root right fool yes i’ve tried maca root extract okay are you still using that yeah yes okay well the issue with
That is of course we know that it’s not regulated by the fda and also some people will take it for acne but some people will say that it we’ll increase their acne especially when they first started until those hormones kind of level out because that’s what it’s supposed to do i will say i don’t think that’s the best option for you and i would want you to maybe try
Some different things what i would recommend is consider watching your diet of course because if you’re having any allergies if you notice that your skin gets worse when you eat something stay away from that there are also studies showing that maybe dairy products or foods with a high glycemic index can kind of trigger acne like stuff so watch your diet also your
Skincare regimen talking to a dermatologist coming up with a good skin care regimen is important now curious are you on birth control at all no i know how six months ago and i haven’t touched it since you haven’t touched any birth control so another thing with the maca root remember that we don’t know exactly what will happen if you get pregnant or if a woman is
Breastfeeding on that particular supplement so you want to be mindful of that when you’re doing it and you’re not using some type of birth control so that’s what i would say for your acne try those things so now let’s talk about your oily hair once again you are on the birth control pill and it was leveling the hormones out so you didn’t have all of those androgens
Helping with the oil production and acne so you’re still getting that oil so it makes sense oily skin oily hair okay so kind of talking to a dermatologist and then finding a shampoo that’s good for you and trying a few things out everything isn’t going to work for everybody so you have to find what works for you and last but not least the weight change know that
At certain points in your cycle you can get a little water weight exercising and having a balanced diet so portion control is important but eating the right things as well and avoiding salty processed food all of those things can help and if you’ve noticed that you gained weight and you’re constantly feeling bloated or you get full really fast communicate that to
Your doctor because sometimes not all of the time but sometimes that can mean there’s something going on with the ovaries so those would be my recommendations for you just to kind of go through things and like just have your doctor look at all your medications do a complete history and physical do the necessary labs and get you on a good regimen but everything
That you’re describing is treatable thank you so much i really appreciate it thank you shelby you
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Going off of Birth Control? Prepare for These Possible Side Effects By The Doctors
